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David C. Currow | Zendy; Alicia Ward | Zendy; Katherine Clark | Zendy; Catherine Burns | Zendy; Amy P. Abernethy | Zendy

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Caregivers for people with end-stage lung disease: Characteristics and unmet needs in the whole population

Author(s) -

David C. Currow,

Alicia Ward,

Katherine Clark,

Catherine Burns,

Amy P. Abernethy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s3890

Subject(s) - medicine , spouse , population , gerontology , end of life care , disease , family medicine , palliative care , demography , nursing , environmental health , pathology , sociology , anthropology

End-stage lung disease (ESLD) (predominantly caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and restrictive lung disease) is a significant cause of death. Little is known about community care for people with ESLD especially in the period leading to death. This paper describes demographic characteristics of caregivers, and key characteristics of the deceased irrespective of specialist service utilization.

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